Shakhbet Shakhabeet is an album by the Lebanese

Lebanese people

The Lebanese people are a nation and ethnic group of Levantine people originating in what is today the country of Lebanon, including those who had inhabited Mount Lebanon prior to the creation of the modern Lebanese state....

 singer Nancy Ajram

Nancy Ajram

Nancy Nabil Ajram is a multi-platinum Lebanese singer and Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. With the support of her father, Nancy began performing as a child and released her first studio album by the age of 15...

. It was released in 2007 exclusively for kids

Child

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, after Ajram discovered that they were a large part of her fan base. Nancy has always wanted to dedicate a work for children in her life,so Nabil El Chami told her to do this, and the album and video came as an important step in her career. The video, directed by Said elMarouk after "Ehsas Jdeed"'s success with Nancy, was the biggest budget out of all of her clips. It included four songs, "Shakhbat Shakhabit", "Katkouta", "Shater", and "Eid Milad" in the credits. The production of the album created a buzz in the Arab music industry, as several producing companies fell into exclusive-rights arguments with each other for its production.

Success

The album & video were the most notable and successful work for children at the time, following a huge wave of works directed to children. The reason for this could be the fact that it was purely meant for children, unlike children works by other singers that included sexual content for adults. The video was also the only music video broadcast on MBC's children's channel, MBC 3. On the third anniversary of the channel, Nancy hosted the live children's event as she performed "Shakhbat", "Shater", and "Eid Milad". It's worth mentioning that Shakhbat Shakhabit beat Nancy's expectations, because it achieved huge success even among adults. Shakhbat & Shater achieved the most success in the album. However, all of the songs were played in schools and reached children all over the Arab world.

Music Cooperations

Nancy's first cooperation with Wasim Bestani was in "Shater". After recording it in around 2004, Nancy was looking for more children songs, and was surprised by prominent Egyptian composer Walid Saed who had around four songs prepared already. Saed composed six songs in the album. Composer Ya3goub Khoubeizi who previously composed Nancy's most successful Khaliji hit, "Mishtaga Leik", in her previous album "Atabtab

Ya Tabtab...Wa Dallaa

Ya Tabtab...Wa Dallaa is the fifth studio album by Lebanese recording artist Nancy Ajram, released February 15, 2006....

", also composed the only Khaliji song in the album, "Kellena" (All of Us).

World Peace

Shakhabit also includes a song about World Peace, called "Resala lel3alam" (A Message to the World). It was filmed in complete secrecy with Fadi Haddad, in a first cooperation with Nancy, using techniques newly introduced to the Arab world. The video, which portrays peace issues of the Arab world and its children, is expected to be aired on all satellite channels, including news channel Al Arabia.
The video was released on May 25, 2008, the day the Lebanese president General Michel Suleiman was elected ending a deadlock that lasted since November. It was the first video for Nancy that had an entirely graphical world that implied the suffering of children worldwide and the need to bring out a more colorful and happy world for them, like the one in the video. Old rumors claimed that the video will be presented to the UNICEF.

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Egypt Egypt Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...  Virgin Megastores	1
UAE Virgin Megastores	8
Lebanon Lebanon Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...  Virgin Megastores	1
Qatar Qatar Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...  Virgin Megastores	9
Jeddah Jeddah Jeddah, Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The...  Virgin Megastores	7
Jordan Jordan Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...  Virgin Megastores	6
Bahrain Bahrain ' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...  Virgin Megastores	1
Riyadh Riyadh Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5,254,560 people, and the urban center of a...  Virgin Megastores	7
Algeria Algeria Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...  Virgin Megastores	8
Tunisia Tunisia Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...  Virgin Megastores	3
Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...  Virgin Megastores	9
Rotana Rotana Records Rotana Records is the Arab World's largest record label. It is owned by the Rotana Group, established by the Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, who sometimes personally signs artists to the label. Rotana Records is part of a huge media empire that includes a film production company, a magazine in...  Albums Top 100	9
ِAlam El Phan Albums Top 50	1
Heart Seekers Albums Top 20	20
HitMarker	12
Nojoom Top10 Albums	8
All Arab Albums Top 50	5

Track listing

1. "Shakhbat Shakhabit"/ Scribble
2. "Kart Shahn"/ Cargo Card
3. "Katkouta"/ Cutie
4. "Risala Lil 3alam"/ A Message to the World
5. "Shater"/ Good
6. "Eid milad"/ Birthday
7. "Kellena"/ All of Us
8. "'Asfour el Nounou"/ Little Birdie

Songs 1,6,8 - Lyrics: Awad Badawal, music: Walid Saad, production: Ashraf Abeda

Songs 2,3,4 - Lyrics: Awad Badawal, music: Walid Saad, production: Walid Mimny

Song 5 - Lyrics: Mounir Bu Assaf, music and production: Wassim Boustani

Song 7 - Lyrics: Saad el Maslem, music: Yaqoub el Houbeizei, production: Islama el Hindi

Setlist:

• "Shakhbat Shakhabit"
• "Shater Shater"